Connecticut School Energy Efficiency Projects

Background Information

CASBO would like to have information from you about your School System's recent history of activity with Energy Efficiency projects.

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* 1. Your name and position

Your name

School System

Your Position

Address

City/Town

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. We are curious if in the last 10 years your school system has undertaken an energy efficiency project (a relatively large scale project to upgrade lights, heat, a/c and often building controls)? Please select just one answer:

No, we have done no projects and have no plans for one

No, we have done no projects yet, but we are actually planning for one now

No, we have done no projects yet, but we plan to do one in the near future

Yes, we did a major energy efficiency project more than five years ago

Yes, we did a major energy efficiency project within the last five years

Yes, we did a small project(s) within the last 10 years

Other information about efficiency projects to share:

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* 3. If you answered "no" to question 2, please select as many as apply:

We have not upgraded to LED lights in most of our school buildings

We have oil furnaces that could be converted to natural gas or updated in some way

We have older HVAC systems that could be updated or no HVAC system and want one

We have "end of life" assets such as old boilers, drafty windows and weak roofs that need replacement

We would be interested in renewable energy systems such as solar and geo-thermal

Most of our school buildings do not have modern energy control systems

We actually are planning to retire some of our schools buildings and replace them with new ones

Other issues you would like to address

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* 4. If you answered "no" to question 2, please comment on various financing and other issues that may influence your future energy efficiency actions:

	Definitely a reason	Probably a reason	Not a reason
Finding funding is a major cause of delaying energy efficiency projects	Finding funding is a major cause of delaying energy efficiency projects Definitely a reason	Finding funding is a major cause of delaying energy efficiency projects Probably a reason	Finding funding is a major cause of delaying energy efficiency projects Not a reason
The time it takes to create an RFP for an Energy Savings Performance Contract to pay for a project	The time it takes to create an RFP for an Energy Savings Performance Contract to pay for a project Definitely a reason	The time it takes to create an RFP for an Energy Savings Performance Contract to pay for a project Probably a reason	The time it takes to create an RFP for an Energy Savings Performance Contract to pay for a project Not a reason
Reluctance by town to use Bonding or existing school capital allocations for a project	Reluctance by town to use Bonding or existing school capital allocations for a project Definitely a reason	Reluctance by town to use Bonding or existing school capital allocations for a project Probably a reason	Reluctance by town to use Bonding or existing school capital allocations for a project Not a reason
Unfamiliarity with the "Efficiency as a Service" concept that pays for the energy upgrades without town funds	Unfamiliarity with the "Efficiency as a Service" concept that pays for the energy upgrades without town funds Definitely a reason	Unfamiliarity with the "Efficiency as a Service" concept that pays for the energy upgrades without town funds Probably a reason	Unfamiliarity with the "Efficiency as a Service" concept that pays for the energy upgrades without town funds Not a reason
Concerns about the actual success of other town's Energy Savings Performance Contracts	Concerns about the actual success of other town's Energy Savings Performance Contracts Definitely a reason	Concerns about the actual success of other town's Energy Savings Performance Contracts Probably a reason	Concerns about the actual success of other town's Energy Savings Performance Contracts Not a reason

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* 5. If you answered "no" to question 2, please give us a sense of what might be getting in the way of a project?

	Definitely a reason	Probably a reason	Not a reason
Would cost too much staff time	Would cost too much staff time Definitely a reason	Would cost too much staff time Probably a reason	Would cost too much staff time Not a reason
Not a priority of our system	Not a priority of our system Definitely a reason	Not a priority of our system Probably a reason	Not a priority of our system Not a reason
We don't have the funding and don't want the contingent liability	We don't have the funding and don't want the contingent liability Definitely a reason	We don't have the funding and don't want the contingent liability Probably a reason	We don't have the funding and don't want the contingent liability Not a reason
Would rather do it ourselves over time	Would rather do it ourselves over time Definitely a reason	Would rather do it ourselves over time Probably a reason	Would rather do it ourselves over time Not a reason
The vendors we have seen charge too much	The vendors we have seen charge too much Definitely a reason	The vendors we have seen charge too much Probably a reason	The vendors we have seen charge too much Not a reason
Don't believe we would see enough savings	Don't believe we would see enough savings Definitely a reason	Don't believe we would see enough savings Probably a reason	Don't believe we would see enough savings Not a reason

Add something not on the list:

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* 6. If you answered "yes" to question 2:

When did you complete your project?

What company or companies did you work with to complete the project?

Was there an "RFP" issued?

Did you use an "Energy Savings Performance Contract"?

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* 7. If you answered "yes" to question 2, about how much was spent on the project?

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* 8. If you answered "yes" to question 2, have your savings in energy costs and improvements in performance been what was promised? (Choose one)

Yes, definately

More or less

Not at all

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* 9. If you answered "yes" to question 2, can you quantify how much your energy savings have been?

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* 10. Have you ever been briefed on how "energy saving performance contracts" work

Yes

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* 11. Does your school system have a relationship with one of the major "Energy Service Companies" (ESCOs) that you rely on for energy-related projects?

Yes

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* 12. Do you think Energy Efficiency project assistance is something that CASBO should offer as a service to its members?

Definitely

Maybe